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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1280195/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Assessments of staff mental health, which includes anxiety and depression, are routinely undertaken locally through analysis of sickness absence data and proactive engagement with staff to understand what support can be provided. A comprehensive package of health and wellbeing services are in place for National Health Service staff, including helplines for counselling and support and free access to well-being apps. £15 million is being invested to strengthen mental health support for NHS staff. This funding will be used to set up mental health hubs that will provide outreach and assessment services to help frontline staff receive rapid access to mental health services. Staff referred will be treated by local mental health specialists and those with the most severe needs will be referred to a specialist centre of excellence.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the prevalence among hospital healthcare workers of (a) anxiety, (b) depression and (c) other clinically significant mental health symptoms (i) at the time of and (ii) subsequent to the first peak of the covid-19 outbreak; what steps he is taking to support those healthcare workers; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4064", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Steve Baker"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1256012", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1256012/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The annual National Health Service staff survey enables an analysis of self-reported trends and can be tracked back to 2015. The survey collects data on health and wellbeing.<\/p><p>It includes the question \u2018During the last 12 months have you felt unwell as a result of work-related stress?\u2019. The response rates for the past five years are shown in the following table:<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>% of staff responding \u2018yes\u2019<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2015<\/p><\/td><td><p>37.10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>36.80%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>38.40%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>39.90%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>40.30%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><br>Data on NHS staff sickness absence is published by NHS Digital includes reporting on the reason for sickness absence dating back to 2015.<\/p><p>The following table shows the full time equivalent (FTE) days lost to mental health related absence for NHS Hospital and Community Health Service (HCHS) staff, for the period March to February in each year since 2015.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period<\/p><\/td><td><p>FTE days lost due to mental health related reasons<\/p><\/td><td><p>Sickness absence rate for mental health related absence as a percentage of FTE days available<\/p><\/td><td><p>Sickness absence rate for mental health related absence as a percentage of FTE days lost due to all reasons<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>March 2015 to February 2016<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,264,151<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.80%<\/p><\/td><td><p>20.10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>March 2016 to February 2017<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,465,678<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.90%<\/p><\/td><td><p>20.70%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>March 2017 to February 2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>3,759,543<\/p><\/td><td><p>0.90%<\/p><\/td><td><p>22.20%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>March 2018 to February 2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,206,154<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.00%<\/p><\/td><td><p>24.10%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>March 2019 to February 2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>4,820,335<\/p><\/td><td><p>1.10%<\/p><\/td><td><p>25.60%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><br>Throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, a significant health and wellbeing offer accessed over 500,000 times by NHS staff, has been developed to support the psychological and physical health of staff. The offer is kept under review and gathers intelligence from existing surveys and user experience.<\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Helen Whately"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-11-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) the mental health of NHS staff (b) the effect of stress on NHS staff  in (i) each year since 2015 and (ii) since the outbreak of covid-19.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ms Angela Eagle"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1243557", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1243557/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is a top priority for this Government. The national health and wellbeing offer, which includes a helpline and text service for counselling and support and access to free wellbeing apps, remains available for all NHS staff. This will be strengthened during winter in response to staff needs and in line with the commitments we made in July in the NHS People Plan. This includes setting up mental health hubs to provide proactive outreach and co-ordinate referrals to treatment, enhanced occupational health support and the introduction of Wellbeing Guardians on all boards. Support can be accessed via the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://people.nhs.uk/help/\" target=\"_blank\">https://people.nhs.uk/help/<\/a><\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Helen Whately"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-11-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-10-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what additional well-being and mental health support his Department will be providing to NHS staff as the UK enters a second wave of covid-19 in the winter period.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1533", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson"}
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      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull North"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dame Diana Johnson"}
      ], "uin" : "103460"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1222448", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1222448/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Health is a devolved matter so this would be a matter for the Welsh government.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4527", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Whately"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Helen Whately"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-07-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "NHS: Mental Health"}
      , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"}
      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the mental health of NHS workers in North Wales during\u202fthe covid-19 outbreak.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4800", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Simon Baynes"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Clwyd South"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Simon Baynes"}
      ], "uin" : "71922"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1205413", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1205413/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The health and wellbeing of National Health Service staff is, and has always been, very important to the Government. At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak we assessed that they would potentially need additional mental health and occupational health support.<\/p><p>We commissioned NHS England and NHS Improvement to develop a comprehensive package of emotional, psychological and practical support for NHS staff - building on the support already in place in local NHS organisations. The support package was launched by NHS England and NHS Improvement on 8 April.<\/p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have also launched a new framework, which will enable employers to buy-in additional occupational health support for their staff. This will supplement support already available in NHS organisations.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4708", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bethell"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Bethell"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-07-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
        , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2020-07-09T15:29:58.007Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "NHS: Mental Health"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the adequacy of mental health and other occupational health support for staff employed by the NHS in England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4303", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Kennedy of Cradley"}
      ], "uin" : "HL5916"}
    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1204430", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1204430/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, we recognised there would be a need for additional mental health support for all National Health Service staff. We commissioned NHS England to develop a comprehensive emotional, psychological and practical support package for all NHS staff in addition to existing support that is already available.<\/p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement launched the support package on 8 April 2020 and it includes a helpline and text service for counselling and support, a dedicated bereavement helpline, and a range of well-being apps. All the support available can be accessed via the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://people.nhs.uk/help/\" target=\"_blank\">people.nhs.uk/help/<\/a><\/p><p>The NHS is continuing to update the support available in this package, in line with the feedback they receive.<\/p>"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Helen Whately"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the need for the provision of increased mental health support to (a) nurses, (b) doctors and (c) other NHS staff (i) during and (ii) after the covid-19 outbreak.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4786", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Zarah Sultana"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Zarah Sultana"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1204502", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1204502/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Department continues to monitor overall staffing levels across the National Health Service (NHS), and we are working across Government to ensure there are sufficient staff to provide a high-quality service. We have committed to deliver 50,000 more nurses in the National Health Service This will help support the 1.4 million people who make up the NHS workforce and address the longstanding NHS nursing shortages that were identified in the Interim NHS People Plan. Over the last year the number of full-time equivalent nurses has gone from 282,422 to 294,553 \u2013 an increase of 12,131 nurses.<\/p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement launched an emotional, psychological and practical support package for all NHS staff on 8 April 2020, accessed via the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https://people.nhs.uk/help/\" target=\"_blank\">people.nhs.uk/help/<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4527", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Whately"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Helen Whately"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-06-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
        , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
      , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "NHS: Mental Health"}
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      , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to tackle the effect of NHS staffing shortages on the mental health of (a) student nurses and (b) NHS staff.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4786", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Zarah Sultana"}
      }
      , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Coventry South"}
      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Zarah Sultana"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1202360", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1202360/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The National Health Service staff support helpline was launched on 8 April 2020 and provides confidential listening, signposting, and support. It is operated by Samaritans from 7am \u2013 11pm, seven days a week.<\/p><p>From 8 April 2020 until 12 June 2020 there have been 3,120 calls to the helpline. This information was collected by Samaritans.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4527", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Whately"}
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        , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Helen Whately"}
        , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2020-07-02", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      , "date" : {"_value" : "2020-06-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff have sought mental health support through the NHS staff mental health hotline since its launch in April 2020.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/473", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick"}
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